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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Australian News.Net http://www.australiannews.net/ en-us Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:08:54 -0400 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:08:54 -0400 30 Australia's John Steffensen, the reigning Commonwealth Games 400 meters champion, Thursday pulled out from the Oct 3-14 event over a four-year-long feud with Athletics Australia (AA) and accused them of jeopardising athletes' careers. http://www.australiannews.net/story/683050 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:20:05 -0400 IANS http://www.australiannews.net/story/683050 An Australian Matildas soccer player is being investigated by the sport's governing body after sexually suggestive pictures on her Facebook profile were viewed by 13-year-old fan. http://www.australiannews.net/story/682956 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:10:04 -0400 ANI http://www.australiannews.net/story/682956 'Project Runway' mentor Tim Gunn has in his new book said that Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes should not dress their daughter Suri in heels as it is "sick". http://www.australiannews.net/story/682953 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:10:01 -0400 ANI http://www.australiannews.net/story/682953 Former Australian batsman Matthew Hayden has called on cricketers to make a strong stand against corruption. http://www.australiannews.net/story/682907 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:10:11 -0400 ANI http://www.australiannews.net/story/682907 Aussies are thronging at churches and other wedding venues in a bid to tie the knot on 10/10/10-considered to one of the most auspicious day this year. http://www.australiannews.net/story/682903 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:10:07 -0400 ANI http://www.australiannews.net/story/682903 An Australian celebrant has revealed the different types of weddings that she has conducted, and they include Goth weddings, marriage in the middle of forests, and even a Viking ceremony. http://www.australiannews.net/story/682816 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:30:03 -0400 ANI http://www.australiannews.net/story/682816 Australia's champion 400 meter runner John Steffensen has said he will not participate in the Delhi Commonwealth Games in protest against the "bullying, egotism and outdated approach" of Athletics Australia. http://www.australiannews.net/story/682803 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:00:13 -0400 ANI http://www.australiannews.net/story/682803 Australia Prime Minister Julia Gillard's de facto stepdaughter Staci Child has apparently done a revealing shoot for lads mag Zoo Weekly. http://www.australiannews.net/story/682739 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:20:33 -0400 ANI http://www.australiannews.net/story/682739 Hollywood beauty Angelina Jolie reportedly encouraged partner Brad Pitt to have plastic surgery. http://www.australiannews.net/story/682732 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:20:27 -0400 ANI http://www.australiannews.net/story/682732 Australia's High Commissioner to India Peter Varghese has said that Canberra has issued an advisory to its 2010 Commonwealth Games squad over the dengue outbreak in India. http://www.australiannews.net/story/682729 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:20:24 -0400 ANI http://www.australiannews.net/story/682729 Researchers from the Kyungpook National University, Daegu, have said that losing weight can be toxic for your health, and even lead to dementia and cancer. http://www.australiannews.net/story/682667 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:00:04 -0400 ANI http://www.australiannews.net/story/682667 A discovery of well-preserved fossils in Western Australia's Pilbara region has revealed that life on Earth existed earlier than thought - 270 million years ago. http://www.australiannews.net/story/682664 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:00:03 -0400 ANI http://www.australiannews.net/story/682664 NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has discovered a natural lunar bridge on the far side of the Moon. http://www.australiannews.net/story/682666 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:00:03 -0400 ANI http://www.australiannews.net/story/682666 The world's top two ranked teams face off in Sydney on Saturday to round off the action-packed try festival that has been the Tri-Nations. What a tournament it has been! 48 tries in eights games so... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38515654&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:31:39 -0400 Planet Rugby http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38515654&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 - Uncertainty over the shape of Australia's controversial mining tax is likely to last well into 2011 after national elections which returned the country's first minority government since World War T... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514576&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:27:11 -0400 Mine Web http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514576&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 SYDNEY -- Australia's mining-led economy created another 30,900 jobs in August, pushing unemployment down to 5.1 percent and boosting the likelihood of higher interest rates, figures showed Thursday. ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38515661&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:10:12 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38515661&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 SYDNEY -- Australian regulators rejected National Australia Bank's US$12.2-billion bid for financial firm AXA Asia Pacific on competition concerns Thursday, in a move welcomed by rival suitor AMP. The... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38515662&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:10:09 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38515662&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 NEW YORK -- Australia and New Zealand shared first place, and the United States tied for fifth, in a first-of-its kind survey ranking 153 nations on the willingness of their citizens to donate time an... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38515670&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:09:24 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38515670&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Two men have been taken to hospital with face and head injuries after a knife fight in Melbourne's south overnight. Police say the two residents of the boarding house in Dandenong fought at around ha... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38516049&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:02:41 -0400 ABC News http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38516049&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 The RSPCA has been told to review its agreement with Channel 7 reality TV program Animal Rescue following a New South Wales Government inquiry into a raid on a wildlife park. The RSPCA removed eight ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38516048&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:02:39 -0400 ABC News http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38516048&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 The run-down state of NSW rail branch lines was highlighted when about seven wagons of this loaded GrainCorp grain train derailed last Wednesday about five kilometres south of Coonamble on one of the ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38516050&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:00:15 -0400 Stock Journal http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38516050&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 THE full impact of the June poisoning of millions of seedlings in Bowen is expected to be felt in about two weeks.The malicious poisoning wiped out about seven million tomato and capsicum seedlings, a... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38516051&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:00:09 -0400 Stock Journal http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38516051&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 As the working week ends after one of the most historic weeks in Australian politics, there is unlikely to be much downtime for Prime Minister Julia Gillard. Ms Gillard will continue to try and stead... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38516043&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:33:58 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38516043&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has started her night shift as a hospital orderly in an emergency department. Ms Bligh ditched the heels and a suit on Thursday night for sneakers and the blue shirt and... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38516042&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:33:54 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38516042&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 TIMBER giant Gunns Ltd has broken ranks with Tasmania's forest industry and confirmed it will pull out of native forest logging altogether. At a trade conference in Melbourne yesterday Gunns revealed... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38516041&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:33:50 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38516041&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 When some Yolngu Aborigines living in north-east Arnhem Land were asked last year about their understanding of a heart attack, they replied that it was an alien disease where an agent or foreign body ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38516040&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:33:45 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38516040&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 FOOTY club songs and popular music have been banned from Catholic funerals under strict guidelines sent to priests and funeral directors. http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38516045&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:31:57 -0400 News.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38516045&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 IT'S the latest art exhibition designed to shock - hardcore porn superimposed on a renaissance painting of the Madonna and child. http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38516046&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:31:54 -0400 News.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38516046&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 That's because the man who gave Labor government because he backed its plan for a national broadband service, cannot use a computer.He hasn't really tried since university. A Blackberry is his limit.&... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514816&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:31:52 -0400 News.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38514816&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 RESIDENTS of the Murray River town of Echuca are preparing for a flood peak as work begins at Wangaratta to strengthen a levee that's in danger of collapse. http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38516029&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:31:50 -0400 News.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38516029&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Police say two men were fighting in the kitchen of their home in Roselyn Avenue, Boronia, when one of them, aged 40, stabbed his 41-year-old housemate in the neck.The younger man fled the scene but re... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38516030&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:31:27 -0400 News.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38516030&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 believes the company has committed to produce up to 140,000 Hybrid Camry and four-cylinder new generation engines a year in Victoria from 2012.The Federal Government has invested $63 million to attrac... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38516047&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:31:27 -0400 News.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38516047&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 AT 26, Constable Bill Crews was one of the best and the brightest in the NSW police force, having just cracked a place as a trainee detective on the state's elite Middle Eastern Organised Crime S... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38516031&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:30:36 -0400 The Australian http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38516031&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 THE Brumby government's 22-strong media unit should be funded by the ALP and not the taxpayer if its function is purely political and to ensure Labor's re-election, political analysts said y... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38516032&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:30:32 -0400 The Australian http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38516032&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 THE Bligh government's plan to float its QR National rail freight company cleared a major hurdle yesterday when a mining consortium abandoned its divisive bid to buy only certain coal lines for $... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38516034&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:30:28 -0400 The Australian http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38516034&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Skills shortages in regional areas have prompted warnings of a wages blowout that could drive up the costs of the NBN to taxpayers even further, with every 1 per cent rise in construction labour costs... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38516033&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:30:23 -0400 The Australian http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38516033&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 VICTORIAN Labor MPs Dave Feeney and Bill Shorten may have worked together to bring down Kevin Rudd but behind the scenes the pair are in disagreement. http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38516035&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:30:18 -0400 The Australian http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38516035&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Most famously, Hastings Public School was to be charged $900,000 for a covered outdoor learning area or COLA, essentially a large shed with no walls.While the Member for Lyne "raised concerns&quo... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38516036&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:30:16 -0400 The Australian http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38516036&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 JULIA Gillard wants to redefine Labor's heart, promising to dump the culture of spin that marred Kevin Rudd's leadership, demanding fresh ideas from her MPs and promising to keep her door op... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38516038&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:30:11 -0400 The Australian http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38516038&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 AUSTRALIA faces the prospect of higher interest rates sooner rather than later after the unemployment rate fell to 5.1 per cent today. http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38516037&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:30:08 -0400 The Australian http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38516037&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 CATE Blanchett and Ian Thorpe lent their star power to shopping last night when the actor and Olympian made an appearance in Sydney to support an event aimed at driving retail sales. http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38516039&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:30:03 -0400 The Australian http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38516039&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Video settings FOR Brendan Fevola, it was a case of good news and bad news. The controversial footballer will not be charged over his headline-grabbing drunken performance at last year's Brownlow Med... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38516026&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:47:12 -0400 The Canberra Times http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38516026&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 TIM Chidgey said he was looking forward to the challenge of guiding a young club after he was yesterday appointed coach of Southern Beaches.The announcement comes three weeks after Chidgey officially ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38516027&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:46:56 -0400 The Canberra Times http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38516027&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 which has brought the age-old hobby of bird watching into the 21st century.Mrs Peachey lives about 10km out of Goulburn on the Crookwell Rd, and uses her webcam to capture real time images of the area... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38516028&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:46:50 -0400 The Canberra Times http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38516028&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 New Delhi, Sep 9 : Australia Thursday sought to expand defence ties with India with the signing of a pact between the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the department of trade and economic de... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510788&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:01:08 -0400 New Kerala http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38510788&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Federal independent MP Rob Oakeshott is expected to announce today if he will accept a regional affairs ministry in the Gillard Government. Mr Oakeshott has been deciding whether to stay on the cross... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512139&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:35:18 -0400 ABC News http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512139&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Five people have been arrested after police seized a large quantity of the drug ice in raids across Melbourne. The raids were carried out in Sunshine, Braybrook, St Albans, St Kilda and Dingley just ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512140&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:35:15 -0400 ABC News http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512140&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Two school students have been charged over an alleged assault on the New South Wales south coast that has left a fellow pupil in a coma. The 13-year-old suffered head injuries during last week's alle... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512141&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:35:13 -0400 ABC News http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512141&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Two men have been arrested after bewildered diners at a McDonald's in Melbourne spotted them wrestling a 1.5 metre python in the restaurant car park. Victoria state police say the men stole the e... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512142&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:11:01 -0400 ITN http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512142&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 BILL Crews made the ultimate sacrifice when he was gunned down during a routine drug raid. The 26-year-old trainee detective died in a Sydney hospital a short time after midnight on Wednesday - the 1... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512107&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:09:09 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512107&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 KEN Thompson has a film reel playing in his head. Over and over again, he sees his little boy's face break into a wide grin and as he gives his dad a hug, the words, whispered in his ear: ''I want to ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512110&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:09:03 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512110&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 BOTTLENOSE dolphins in Western Australia have invented a clever new trick for catching dinner. They use their snouts to lift conch shells to the surface and then shake them about in the hunt for fish... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512109&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:08:58 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512109&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Video settings VICTORIA has lost its place as the engine of Australia's jobs growth, with NSW creating the bulk of the nation's 31,000 new jobs in August and the bulk over the past three months. In p... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512108&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:08:55 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512108&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 A BELIEF that swine flu was not a serious risk to their health and perceived problems with the vaccine were the major reasons most Australians chose not to be vaccinated, a federal government survey h... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512111&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:08:49 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512111&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 A SINGLE splinter of wood can now be traced back, via its DNA fingerprint, to the site of its parent tree on the other side of the world with a powerful tool designed to stop illegal logging. A Singa... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512112&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:08:45 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512112&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 FOR those who think the worst climate-change projections would become a reality no matter what we do, think again. According to research published today in the journal Science, global warming can be ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512113&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:08:40 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512113&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 COFFEE lovers are beginning to feel the pinch of higher prices. Wholesale coffee prices hit a 13-year high yesterday, as coffee futures reached almost $US2 ($A2.18) during trading on the commodities ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512114&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:08:35 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512114&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 A COCAINE possession charge against former West Coast midfielder Chad Fletcher has been adjourned to later this month. Fletcher, 31, of Bellevue Hill, did not appear at Sydney's Downing Centre Local ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512115&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:08:30 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512115&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 SIR James Scholtens, who rose from a humble telegraph messenger boy to become Australia's official ''meeter and greeter'' of potentates, other royalty, presidents, prime ministers and popes, has died ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512117&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:08:21 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512117&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 ALTHOUGH the worldwide web has been around for just 20 years, it is hard to imagine life without it. It has given us instant access to vast amounts of information, and we're able to stay in touch with... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512120&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:08:17 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512120&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 KEN THOMPSON has confirmed that his son, Andrew, has been found and they will be reunited "within a couple of days". Speaking outside the Amsterdam police headquarters after a 90-minute mee... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512119&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:08:07 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512119&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 DEPRESSION among fathers is so common that one in five will experience it while their children are young, research shows. A study of nearly 87,000 families in Britain has found 21 per cent of fathers... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512118&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:08:04 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512118&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 BOSSES discriminate against victims of domestic violence by denying them time off for medical and legal appointments and even terminating their employment because of time lost due to injury, support g... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512121&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:08:01 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512121&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 THE fashion designer Traudl Troska, founder of the Von Troska label, one of Australia's first true designer brands, has died after a two-year battle with ovarian cancer. She was 64. The Sydney design... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512122&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:07:55 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512122&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 KELI LANE tearfully denied killing her daughter Tegan, telling police the baby's father thought it would be ''a great idea'' if he took custody, a court has heard. Ms Lane, 35, is charged with the mu... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512125&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:07:52 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512125&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 AUSTRALIA is a nation of givers, tying equal first with New Zealand as the countries whose citizens are most willing to donate their time and money to charity. A report by the British-based Charities... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512123&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:07:47 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512123&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 A RETIRED Catholic priest accused of indecently assaulting three boys more than 30 years ago is unfit to stand trial, a judge ruled yesterday. Hugh Edward Murray, 81, a former school teacher, faced f... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512124&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:07:42 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512124&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Finding a lost boy should be an occasion for joy, but this was not necessarily the result that anyone wanted: not Ken Thompson, not his estranged wife Melinda, and certainly not their six-year-old boy... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512126&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:07:37 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512126&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 AUSTRALIA has the highest per capita rate of international child abductions in the world, according to a 2005 report produced by International Social Services, Living in Limbo. For the first time in ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512127&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:07:32 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512127&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 The warning sign is the sort of thing you'd expect to see displayed at the entrance to an adult shop rather than at one of Sydney's prestigious art galleries. But http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512128&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:07:27 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512128&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Ultra-consistent midfielder Michael Rischitelli will head to the Gold Coast Suns clutching a huge contract and some cherished Brisbane Lions silverware after winning the Merrett-Murray medal as best a... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512129&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:07:17 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512129&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Australia's new minority government won't last longer than 18 months, two prominent former politicians are tipping. Former Labor minister Graham Richardson said the government, which sees the ALP rel... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512131&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:07:15 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512131&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Three men and a woman have been charged after police raids which netted drugs with a street value of more than $1 million. Police said that in simultaneous raids around Melbourne, officers seized sig... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512133&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:07:06 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512133&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 His life and police career were filled with promise.But at the age of 26, Constable William "Bill" Crews is dead after a gun battle with an alleged drug dealer.Tributes flowed in for the for... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512134&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:05:18 -0400 News.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512134&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 A GAY couple who planned to go to the US to adopt say they are ecstatic about a bill giving same-sex couples the right to apply for adoption in New South Wales. http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512135&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:05:15 -0400 News.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512135&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 EMERGENCY authorities have warned they will not stay near the precarious Wangaratta levee and say residents who do are risking their lives. http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512137&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:05:12 -0400 News.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512137&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 CHANNEL 7 has revealed it chose not to renew its big budget, two-year partnership with swimmer Stephanie Rice before this week's gay slur controversy. http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512136&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:05:09 -0400 News.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512136&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 About 3.45pm (AEST) today, a silver-coloured 1998-model Holden Commodore was travelling south along Packham Way, Manildra, when it left the roadway and slammed into a tree, police said.Upon arrival, p... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512102&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:05:01 -0400 News.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512102&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Washington - US President Barack Obama warned on Thursday that a Florida pastor's plan to burn copies of the Qur’an is being used as an al Qaeda recruitment tool and he urged the minister to rec... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38511855&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:58:50 -0400 IOL http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38511855&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Paris - French police probing a party financing scandal linked to L'Oréal heiress Liliane Bettencourt have searched the headquarters of President Nicolas Sarkozy's majority UMP, the party said ... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38511856&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:58:44 -0400 IOL http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38511856&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Pakistanis burn the American flag during a protest against US pastor Terry Jones' plan to torch copies of the Qur'an to mark the anniversary of the 9/11 attack in New York. http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38511857&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:58:38 -0400 IOL http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38511857&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 BP took some of the blame, acknowledging among other things that it misinterpreted a key pressure test of the well that blew out and eventually spewed 780-million litres of oil into the Gulf. But in a... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38511858&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:58:33 -0400 IOL http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38511858&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 London - British Prime Minister David Cameron thanked French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday for helping him reach his father's hospital bedside before he died. http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38511859&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:58:28 -0400 IOL http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38511859&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Oklahoma City - The remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine have moved north after killing two people in Texas and forcing more than 100 high-water rescues. http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38511357&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:58:26 -0400 IOL http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38511357&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Christchurch - Thousands of workers and volunteers cleared rubble on Thursday in New Zealand's earthquake-stricken city of Christchurch, as mechanical diggers tore down wrecked buildings and workers p... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38511862&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:58:14 -0400 IOL http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38511862&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Bhopal - Seventeen people were killed and another 35 were feared dead after a passenger bus plunged into a fast-flowing river in central India, police said on Thursday. http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38511861&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:57:59 -0400 IOL http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38511861&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 The massacre of 18 people in a shoe factory in northern Honduras was likely an attempt by the assailants to eliminate sympathisers of a rival gang even though none of the victims had criminal records,... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38511860&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:57:54 -0400 IOL http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38511860&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 London - Transmission of HIV seems to be “out of control” among gay men in France despite an overall fall in the number of new HIV cases in the country, according to a study published on T... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512103&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:57:44 -0400 IOL http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512103&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 London - No single factor, but decisions made by “multiple companies and work teams” were responsible for the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster, British oil giant BP said on Wednesday. http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512105&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:57:39 -0400 IOL http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38512105&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 (AP) Australia and New Zealand shared first place, and the United States tied for fifth, in a first-of-its kind survey ranking 153 nations on the willingness of their citizens to donate time and money... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38511649&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:51:23 -0400 CBS News http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38511649&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Total also agreed to buy LNG from the project, for an undisclosed price, and will attempt to on-sell the gas to Asian utilities. The equity stake purchase price is a discount to the http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38511787&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:12:13 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38511787&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 0 posts AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce, said today that all parties and Independents in the new Parliament have a unique opportunity to work together to make real improvements in health outcomes and l... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38508154&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:34:49 -0400 Medical News Today http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38508154&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 The walking wounded at the Gold Coast Titans have vowed to "play with the pain" in their crunch NRL finals clash with New Zealand Warriors at Skilled Park on Friday night. Especially after losing ful... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38508698&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:44:56 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38508698&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Opposing 112kg New Zealand Warriors winger Manu Vatuvei - affectionately dubbed "The Beast" - sounds more like a punishment. But Gold Coast Titans flyer Jordan Atkins says the assignment is a fitting... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38508697&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:44:52 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38508697&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Regarded as one of the finds of the season, New Zealand Warriors pivot James Maloney will carry another - albeit unwanted - tag into Friday night's NRL finals clash with Gold Coast Titans. Maloney is... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38508699&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:44:50 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38508699&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Sydney coach Paul Roos isn't worried his team's recent dreadful MCG record or the emotions surrounding Western Bulldogs champion Brad Johnson's imminent retirement will hurt his side in Saturday's AFL... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38508700&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:44:47 -0400 Sydney Morning Herald http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38508700&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 A MAN standing trial for stabbing his fiancee to death once believed he was receiving messages from Oprah Winfrey through the television, a Perth court has heard. http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38508704&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:42:52 -0400 News.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38508704&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Senior Constable Travis Henson from the Embona Armed Robbery Taskforce said it was the first time he had ever heard of a such an incident."The offender has pointed the flame thrower at the victim... http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38508244&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:42:40 -0400 News.com.au http://feeds.australiannews.net/?rid=38508244&cat=88f7d0d02bea1b33